Sometimes, a diagnostic code is all you need
With ATSG having the opportunity to help shops solve problems, sometimes we get faced with some real doozies. A shop will call and give us a laundry list of DTCs, leaving us to think someone must have a bulkhead connector unplugged. We then go through the arduous task of deciding which codes prompted other codes
Shift Pointers: What to do when the 62TE TRS tab breaks
How frustrating it is when on a hot summer day, as you go to open a nice cold can of your drink of choice, and the tab breaks off? You are outside, away from any tools to remedy the problem quickly. It now requires a MacGyver mentality looking around at the resources available to get
ATSG shop management training seminar coming soon
ATSG announced that it will soon be holding a series of management training classes for shops, beginning at the end of January. Jonathan Sherman’s Management Training Curriculum is a total of 10 classes focused on sales, shop management and marketing. Those interested can sign up for each class on an individual basis. The first class
Shift Pointers: Failures caused by incorrect tire sizes
For years ATSG has produced a wide range of issues related to improper tire sizes on vehicles. Even under-inflated tires have been known to cause issues. Problems such as premature failure with an active 4WD transfer case will occur with incorrect tire sizes. Additional issues include the following: As a result of some of these
Transtar launches Transmaxx brand of remanufactured transmission products with ETE Reman
Transtar Industries announced that it is launching a new line of remanufactured transmission products, the Transmaxx line. To begin the Transmaxx line, Transtar partnered with ETE Reman to launch three remanufactured transmission electro-hydraulic control modules (TEHCMs) designed for General Motors six-speed transmission applications. Each TEHCM comes with a one-year unlimited warranty administered by ATSG. This
Shift Pointers: Focused DTCs
On occasions when a vehicle’s computer system detects an error, it can set an array of diagnostic trouble codes. The variety and quantity of them require the ability to diagnose diagnostic codes, so it’s nice when codes set that point directly to the problem. One interesting scenario that just recently came to us on the
ETE Reman: Ever expanding
With a history and reputation dating back to the 1980s, growth is a continuous pattern at Milwaukee’s ETE Reman. CEO Noah Rickun says that ETE is ready to meet the ever-expanding demand for remanufactured transmissions. He points to a combination of available capital to invest in the facilities, equipment, technical capabilities, and the well-trained workforce
ZF 6HP26: A torque calculation error
A 2008 Lincoln Navigator with a ZF 6HP26 transmission arrives at Holcomb’s Transmissions in limp. When checked for codes, a P1719 comes up for “Inaccurate Engine Torque Signal.” The TCM receives this over the CAN, causing it to initiate failsafe. The information Ford provides for this code is vague. The Action step provided is to
Another needle in a haystack: Locating wiring problems
Paul Loch from Certified Transmission wrote a very good and detailed article for Transmission Digest in the March 2022 issue entitled “A Needle in a Haystack – Finding and Diagnosing Intermittent Problems.” The vehicle used for this article was a 2013 Ram 3500 6.7L equipped with a 68RFE transmission. Well worth the read. ATSG encountered
Breaking parts: Pressure regulator valve and bore blues
One of our ATSG members, Bob at Trans Tek, recently shared with us an experience he encountered with a 2011 GMC 3500 Mini School Bus with a Duramax diesel engine in front of a 6L90 transmission. It came in to the shop slipping, along with having no second or sixth gear. After the transmission was
Shift pointers: A 4T65-E that wants to move in Park and Neutral
When conducting ATSG seminars, as we are usually covering a specific piece of tech, we’ll often tell attendees that if they put this together wrong, they should let us know what happens. Just recently, Ricky Hodgkinson from AACTION Transmission did just that. He was kind enough to share an incident he recently had with a
Transmission slipping in fifth gear: An elusive cause of a common problem
Sometimes, finding the cause of a complaint isn’t as straightforward as one would expect; sometimes, these causes can be very elusive.